Davis & Elkins College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Davis & Elkins College is a private baccalaureate college in Elkins, WV (town setting), with 683 undergraduates (56% women), affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). It admitted 58% of 929 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 880–1125 on the SAT and 1–14 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $46,461 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $19,762 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 36% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in kinesiology, parks & recreation, health professions & nursing, business. The campus reported 3.03 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Davis & Elkins College ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 36%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $31,270
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Davis & Elkins College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Davis & Elkins College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mountain East Conference | 31 | — | 2 | $427k | $13,779 | — | |
| Baseball | Mountain East Conference | 38 | — | 1 | $416k | $10,949 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mountain East Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $621k | $16,789 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Mountain East Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $297k | $14,831 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mountain East Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mountain East Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Mountain East Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $252k | $17,990 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Mountain East Conference | 5 | — | 1 | $123k | $24,635 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $475k | $12,847 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Mountain East Conference | 31 | — | 2 | $380k | $12,255 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Mountain East Conference | 56 | — | 1 | $563k | $10,054 | — | |
| Softball | Mountain East Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $317k | $9,904 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $111k | $12,362 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 2 | $150k | $8,842 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Mountain East Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $170k | $14,177 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Mountain East Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $143k | $17,892 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain East Conference | 55 | — | 2 | $202k | $3,667 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain East Conference | 41 | — | 1 | $170k | $4,155 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mountain East Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $175k | $12,482 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Mountain East Conference | 14 | — | 2 | $210k | $14,980 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.